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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 104 · 40 questions
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How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

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  1. 1.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  2. 2.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) star (c) corn
  4. 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) third
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) ladder
  7. 7.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
  8. 8.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  9. 9.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  10. 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  13. 13.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  15. 15.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) fork
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) shark
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) torch (c) shark
  19. 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  20. 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) computer
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  23. 23.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) tiger
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) circus
  27. 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  28. 28.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) circus
  30. 30.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) car
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) flower
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) turtle
  34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  35. 35.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) shark (c) turtle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) dart (c) purple
  38. 38.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
  39. 39.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) dart (c) tiger

Answer key

  1. ir
  2. scarf
  3. corn
  4. bird
  5. third
  6. burger
  7. corn
  8. circus
  9. ar
  10. or
  11. ar
  12. unicorn
  13. or
  14. ar
  15. ar
  16. fork
  17. shark
  18. thermometer
  19. star
  20. fork
  21. star
  22. ur
  23. ar
  24. torch
  25. tiger
  26. purple
  27. or
  28. turtle
  29. jar
  30. butter
  31. car
  32. unicorn
  33. bird
  34. turkey
  35. ur
  36. spider
  37. paper
  38. jar
  39. ir
  40. dart

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